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From critical victories
to disappointing losses,
the volleyball team
spent a wild season on
A rollercoaster ride
R
ich in talent and deep
in experience, the Vandal
volleyball team entered
their first season at the
Division I level with high
hopes. And, after all the
spikes were made and all the
sets were set, they ended the
year with another winning
campaign. The squad posted
a 19-l 0 season record and
finished the conference
schedule with a 7-7 mark,
gtvmg sixth-year coach
Amanda Burk another season
of achievement to put under
her net.
But the team was far from
satisfied with the final results.
Their conference record was
only enough for a fifth place
finish in the newly-formed,
eight-team, Mountain West
Athletic Conference. And,
since only the top four squads
qualify for the post season
tournament, Idaho lost out.
Despite the obvious disappointment,
the season record
spoke for itself and lent a
feeling of achievement to the
lady Vandals. And, in a
season full of excitement and
down-to-the wire matches,
they could take some comfort
in the fact that just a few
more lucky breaks could have
made the difference.
The Vandals' opened with
the Wyoming Invitational, in
Laramie, which provided an
example of their untimely
bad luck.
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Spiked hopes.
Senior Patti Bennett painfully watches
as a spike b y a Portland Sta te
opponent drops in for a poin t. The
point was a crucial one in the Vandals'
loss to the league-leading VIkings.
(photo by P. Jerome)
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